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Teeth Like Gods Shoeshine Tab

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                        |----------------------------|
                        | TEETH LIKE GOD'S SHOESHINE |
                        |        Modest Mouse        |
                        |        (Guitar Tab)        |
                        |----------------------------|

Tab by Devin Miller (devin3@interchange.ubc.ca)

Please see the tablature legend at the end of the tab if any 
notation confuses you!


*********************INTRO*********************

INTRO RIFF (4/4 time):

    E  E  E S S E E S S E
e|-------------------------|
B|--------5----------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--4b-4b-------5-0--------|
A|----------0-0-5-0-5p0----|
E|----------0-0-3-------5--|

INTRO RIFF VARIATION:

    E  E  E S S E  E  E  E
e|-------------------------|
B|--------5----------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--4b-4b-------5--5--7--7-|
A|----------0-0-5--5--7--7-|
E|----------0-0-3--3--5--5-|

INTRO, 2nd Guitar:

    S  S  S  S  S  S  Q
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-----------|
D|--11-11-11-11-11-----------|
A|--9--9--9--9--9------------|
E|---------------------------|

MID-VERSE BREAKDOWN:

    E  E  E S S Q   Q   Q   Q   W
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--------5-------------------------------|
G|--------------7+--5+--3+--5+--3+--------|
D|--4b-4b-------7+------3+------3+--------|
A|----------0-0-7+------3+------3+--------|
E|----------0-0-7+------------------------| ..."and he said..."

Guitar 2 RIFF VARIATION:

                    /+½\/+½\                     \-½/
   S  S  S  S  S  S E  H        S  S  S  S  S  S E  H
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|------------------7+--------|------------------5+--------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11---7+--------|-11-11-11-11-11---5+--------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11---7+--------|-11-11-11-11-11---5+--------|
A|-9--9--9--9--9----7+--------|-9--9--9--9--9--------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Guitar 1 RIFF VARIATION:

               /+1\/+1\/+1\                                      \-1½/
   E  E  E S S E  Q.        E  E  E S S E  E  E  E   E  E  E S S E  Q    E
e|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------5----------------|-------5----------------|-------5---------------|
G|-------------5+---------|------------------------|-------------7+--------|
D|-4b-4b-------5+---------|-4b-4b-------5--5--7--7-|-4b-4b-----------------|
A|---------0-0------------|---------0-0-5--5--7--7-|---------0-0-----------|
E|---------0-0------------|---------0-0-3--3--5--5-|---------0-0---------0-|


*********************TRANSITION*********************

   E  E  S S S S E  E  S S S S   E  E  S S S S E  E  S S S S
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------x-x-x-|
B|-------4-4-------------------|-4--4--4-4-------------x-x-x-|
G|-------x-x-x-x---------------|-x--x--x-x-x-x---------x-x-x-|
D|-4--4--4-4-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-x-|-4--4--4-4-x-x-7--7--7-x-x-x-|
A|-0--0--0-0-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-x-|-0--0--0-0-x-x-7--7--7-x-x-x-|
E|---------------3--3--3-3-x-x-|---------------5--5--5-x-x-x-|


*********************BRIDGE*********************

["oh, if you could compact your conscience"]

   E E E S S E E S S S S   E  S S S S Q   E  E  E
e|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|-----9-------9---------|------------------------|
D|-x-x---x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|-5--5-5-x-x-7---7--7----|
A|-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-x-x-|-5--5-5-x-x-7---7--7----|
E|-----------------------|-3--3-3-x-x-5---5--5--0-|


*********************TIME SIGNATURE CHANGE (6/8)*********************

Guitar 1 only:

   E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------7--------0--|-------5--------0--|
A|----5--------4-----|----5--------5-----|
E|-7--------5--------|-3--------3--------|

Harmonics riff:

                       \-1/     \-1/
   E  E  E  E  E  E    Q.       Q.
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------7+----------|-------------------|
A|----5+-------5+-4+-|-------------------|
E|-7+-------5+-------|-3+-------3+-------|

[SIDE INFO: 3rd fret harmonics sound an octave higher than 7th fret ones]


Next riff under vocals (similar to previous):

   E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  S S
e|-------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------7--------0--|-------5--------5s7-|
A|----5--------4-----|----5--------5------|
E|-7--------5--------|-3--------3---------|


*********************TRANSITION 2*********************

Guitar 1:

   E  S S S S E  S S S S   E  S S S S E  S S S S
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-4--4-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
E|-7--7-7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|

Guitar 2:

   Q.         Q.           Q.         Q.
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-7----------5----------|-5----------3----------|


*********************NEXT VERSE*********************

["Take 'em all for a long ride"]

TIP --> Add a little more distortion to the guitars!

Guitar 1:

   E  S S S S E  S S S S   E  S S S S E  S S S S
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-9--9-9-x-x-7--7-7-x-x-|-5--5-5-x-x-5--5-5-x-x-|
E|-7--7-7-x-x-5--5-5-x-x-|-3--3-3-x-x-3--3-3-x-x-|

Guitar 2:

   Q.         E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E
e|---------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------|
G|---------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|
E|-7----------5--7--5--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--|


Guitar 2 variation right before the following section:

   Q.         E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E
e|---------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------|
G|---------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|
E|-7----------5--7--5--|-3--5--3--5-s7--5--|


*********************ENSUING JAM*********************

Both guitars:

   E  E  E  E E E   E  E  E  E E E   E  E  E  E E E   E E S S E E S S
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|-11-9--7--6-7-6-|-11-9--7--6-7-6-|-11-9--7--6-7-6-|-----------------|
D|-x--x--x--x-x-x-|-x--x--x--x-x-x-|-x--x--x--x-x-x-|-----------------|
A|-9--7--5--4-5-4-|-9--7--5--4-5-4-|-9--7--5--4-5-4-|---4-5p4---4-5p4-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-5-------5-------| x2

   E   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-11--11-11-11-11-12s11-11-11-11-11-|-12s11-11-11-11-11-12s11-12s11-12s11-|
D|-x---x--x--x--x--x-----x--x--x--x--|-x-----x--x--x--x--x-----x-----x-----|
A|-9---9--9--9--9--10s9--9--9--9--9--|-10s9--9--9--9--9--10s9--10s9--10s9--|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
(5 times)

[NOTE: The 4th time through the above riff, linger on the G note (10x12) for 
the whole second bar]

   E  E  E  E E E   E  E  E  E E E   E  E  E  E E E   E E S S E E S S
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|-11-9--7--6-7-6-|-11-9--7--6-7-6-|-11-9--7--6-7-6-|-----------------|
D|-x--x--x--x-x-x-|-x--x--x--x-x-x-|-x--x--x--x-x-x-|-----------------|
A|-9--7--5--4-5-4-|-9--7--5--4-5-4-|-9--7--5--4-5-4-|---4-5p4---4-5p4-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-5-------5-------| x1


*********************BREAKDOWN 2*********************

Riff sequence:

   E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  S S
e|-------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------7--------0--|-------5--------5s7-|
A|----5--------4-----|----5--------5------|
E|-7--------5--------|-3--------3---------| x5

   E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------7--------0--|-------5--------0--|
A|----5--------4-----|----5--------5-----|
E|-7--------5--------|-3--------3--------| x1

                       \-1/   \-1/
   E  E  E  E  E  E    Q.     Q.      E  E  E  E  E  E    H.
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------|
G|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------|
D|-------7+----------|--------------|-------7+----------|-----------|
A|----5+-------5+-4+-|--------------|----5+-------5+-4+-|-----------|
E|-7+-------5+-------|-3+-----3+----|-7+-------5+-------|-3+--------| x1

                       \-1/   \-1/                        \dive
   E  E  E  E  E  E    Q.     Q.      E  E  E  E  E  E    H.
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------|
G|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------|
D|-------7+----------|--------------|-------7+----------|-----------|
A|----5+-------5+-4+-|--------------|----5+-------5+-4+-|-----------|
E|-7+-------5+-------|-3+-----3+----|-7+-------5+-------|-3+--------| x1


*********************FREAK OUT JAM*********************

Both guitars:

   E  S S S S E  S S S S   E  S S S S E  S S S S
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-9--9-9-x-x-7--7-7-x-x-|-5--5-5-x-x-5--5-5-x-x-|
E|-7--7-7-x-x-5--5-5-x-x-|-3--3-3-x-x-3--3-3-x-x-| x5

TIP 1: Play these riffs heavy
TIP 2: Mess around with the whammy bar to get Isaac's odd sound

NEXT RIFF (x3):

   E   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-11--11-11-11-11-12s11-11-11-11-11-|-12s11-11-11-11-11-12s11-12s11-12s11-|
D|-x---x--x--x--x--x-----x--x--x--x--|-x-----x--x--x--x--x-----x-----x-----|
A|-9---9--9--9--9--10s9--9--9--9--9--|-10s9--9--9--9--9--10s9--10s9--10s9--|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


THEN:

   E  E  E  E E E   E  E  E  E E E   E  E  E  E E E   E E S S E E S S
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|-11-9--7--6-7-6-|-11-9--7--6-7-6-|-11-9--7--6-7-6-|-----------------|
D|-x--x--x--x-x-x-|-x--x--x--x-x-x-|-x--x--x--x-x-x-|-----------------|
A|-9--7--5--4-5-4-|-9--7--5--4-5-4-|-9--7--5--4-5-4-|---4-5p4---4-5p4-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-5-------5-------| x2

AND THEN:

   E   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S  S  S  E   E   E
e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-11--11-11-11-11-12s11-11-11-11-11-|-12s11-11-11-11-11-11--11--11-|
D|-x---x--x--x--x--x-----x--x--x--x--|-x-----x--x--x--x--x---x---x--|
A|-9---9--9--9--9--10s9--9--9--9--9--|-10s9--9--9--9--9--9---9---9--|
E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------| x1

   E   S  S  S  S  E  S S S S   E  S S S S E   S  S  S  S
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-11--11-11-11-11-9--9-9-9-9-|-7--7-7-7-7-12--12-12-12-12-|
D|-x---x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-|-x--x-x-x-x-x---x--x--x--x--|
A|-9---9--9--9--9--7--7-7-7-7-|-5--5-5-5-5-10--10-10-10-10-|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------| x2

   E   S  S  S  S  E  S S S S   E  E  E  E  E  E
e|----------------------------|------------------|
B|----------------------------|------------------|
G|-11--11-11-11-11-9--9-9-9-9-|-7--7--7--7--7--7-|
D|-x---x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-|-x--x--x--x--x--x-|
A|-9---9--9--9--9--7--7-7-7-7-|-5--5--5--5--5--5-|
E|----------------------------|------------------| x1

LAST HARMONICS RIFF:

                               /+1\/+1\/+1\
   E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  H
e|-------------------|---------------------|
B|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-9+-7+-5+-9+-7+-5+-|-9+-7+-5+------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------| x5

   /+1\/+1\/+1\ /+1\/+1\/+1\ /+1\/+1\/+1\/+1\/+1\/+1\
   Q.           Q.            H.
e|--------------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-9+-----------7+----------|-5+--------------------|
D|--------------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------|

AND END ON:

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--11s----9s----7s----12-------------|
D|--x------x-----x-----x--------------|
A|--9s-----7s----5s----10-------------|
E|------------------------------------|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole
H.- half + quarter
H - half
Q.- quarter + 8th
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th

4 quarter notes (or 8 8th notes) make up one bar in 4/4 time

3 quarter notes (or 6 8th notes) make up one bar in 6/8 time


Tablature Legend
----------------
x - dead note
+ - natural harmonic
h - hammer on
p - pull off
s - slide to
~ - vibrato
b - bend (using finger, not whammy bar)
\n/ - whammy bar dip (n = ½ [semi-tone], n = 1 [whole tone], etc.)
/n\ - whammy bar bend up


A semi-tone bend would be like bending from 4th fret to the pitch of
5th fret.

A whole-tone bend would be like bending from 4th fret to the pitch of
6th fret.

And so on.

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lunchboxturtle wrote on July 24 2009, 04:26 am

Haven't played it yet, but the timing looks spot on. I have a good feeling about this one.
Absolutely amazing band, especially when you listen to and realize their actual talent. My favorite band, hands down.

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lunchboxturtle wrote on July 24 2009, 10:28 pm

Damn amazing tab! no complaints!

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lunchboxturtle wrote on July 24 2009, 10:31 pm

Wait, shouldn't the last note of the very first riff be a G on the third fret, low E? I think so....

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